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For centuries, Molokai wielded fierce magic to keep the marauding armies of other Hawaiian chiefs at bay. Apparently the magic is still working, as Molokai has been left virtually untouched by the tourism frenzy that's transformed the other islands. That's…
I've been getting a steady stream of comments from unlucky folks who got ripped off by Hawaii Travel Network, a reseller of travel packages and attraction tickets (luaus and whatnot) that suddenly went AWOL without paying its bills, leaving hundreds…
Day 2: You’re in Hawaii so get wet and take it all in. Score a kayak cruise in Kealakekua Bay, a marine preserve at the base of the green hills of Kona's coffee country, where pods of spinner dolphins are…
King Kamehameha I, who unified the Hawaiian Islands with an iron fist, failed not once but twice in his attempts to capture Kauai. That rebellious spirit lives on: By Hawaii standards, Kauai is still more than a bit untamed…
On a relatively dismal day out at "Number Threes" in Waikiki, I counted three guys on stand up paddle surfing boards (pictured here) go by. That convinced me the large marge barges of surfing are multiplying rapidly. What is…
Ho, cuz! Barack got some kala! (That's money in Hawaii slang). So now that Barack has raised almost as much money as Hillary Clinton, me thinks he can afford a REAL NICE Hawaiian vacation at this point. Not that I…
Continuing in our shameless publicity grab for Google props....aside from playing basketball and bodyboarding, Obama played tennis growing up in Hawaii. With sunny skies over 300 days per year, Hawaii is, of course, a tennis paradise. What many tourists do…
Now this is definitely a way I'd want to relax on Maui. Get up around 2:30 am to get ready for a 36-mile ultramarathon race which starts at 4:30 am and ascends Haleakala, the dormant volcano that dominates East Maui.…
I had seen some footage but this reel makes it clear how truly nasty it was out there. Kudos to the finalists. Related Posts: Andy Irons wins 2006 Pipe Masters…
Sounded like a great final in shifty, tricky and BIG surf. Here's linkage goodness. Honolulu Advertiser with article, photos, story on the crowds attending Good videos at the Triple Crown website (Windows Media only) Surfer Magazine Coverage of the…
